Stephen DeGarmo

Stephen DeGarmo was the nephew of conservative talk show host and businessman Remy Duvall.

Biography
Stephen DeGarmo was born in New Orleans, Louisiana, the son of a father of Italian descent and a mother of French descent; his mother was the sister of businessman and Southern Union leader Remy Duvall. DeGarmo barely knew his uncle, but he was named his uncle's heir in his will when he was murdered in 1968. DeGarmo was therefore the heir to one of the largest fortunes in the American South, as well as countless real estate locations of high value. Olivia Marcano of the Marcano crime family had him abducted so that she could force him to sign over the properties to the Marcanos for a casino, and he was savagely beaten by Marcano mobsters as they attempted to force him to sign over the land. However, he was rescued by Lincoln Clay, an enemy of the Marcano crime family. Clay killed his torturer and freed him, driving him to safety with CIA agent John Donovan. Donovan gave DeGarmo a new life, and he was safe from both the Marcanos and the government.